Senior Treasury Officer

South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Local Government Pension Scheme

Flexible Hours Scheme

Training on the job

Professional membership fees reimburs

Job summary

South Yorkshire Combined Mayoral Authority is seeking a Senior Treasury Officer to manage over £500 million of public funds and lead treasury activities. The role supports strategic planning, governance, and financial stewardship within a hybrid working environment at Sheffield Head Office.

You will monitor cash, forecast cashflows, oversee investments and borrowing, and produce reports for senior leadership and committees. A DBS check is required and you will report to the Financial Accountant.

Qualifications

• Experience of working within a finance environment and handling complex financial information.
• Strong analytical and numeracy skills enabling risk assessment and informed decision-making.
• Clear and confident communication translating technical information for diverse audiences.
• Excellent organisational skills with ability to prioritise and meet deadlines.
• Collaborative approach with proactive use of initiative and professional judgement.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and manage daily cash positions to maximise investment returns and ensure sufficient funds for priorities.
• Develop and maintain cashflow forecasts to support planning and resilience.
• Oversee investments and borrowing in line with treasury strategies, regulations and limits.
• Prepare treasury information, KPIs and reports for senior leaders and governance boards.
• Perform monthly reconciliations on investments, loans and interest.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of treasury processes and audit readiness.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Numeracy

Communication

Organisational skills

Collaboration

Finance experience

Tools

None

Job description

Senior Treasury Officer

Application Deadline: 18 October 2026

Department: Finance

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Sheffield Head Office

Reporting To: Saeed Ahmed

Compensation: £35,929 - £38,737 / year

Description

• Hours: 37 hours per week (full time)
• Contract: Permanent
• Salary: Grade 7 - £35,929 - £38,737
• Location: Sheffield (hybrid working)

We are looking for a skilled and proactive Senior Treasury Officer to join our Finance team.

This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in managing over £500 million of public funds, helping to ensure resources are invested wisely and available to support the services, programmes and ambitions that make a difference across South Yorkshire.

This role is subject to a DBS check.

About the role

Reporting to the Financial Accountant, you'll help shape and deliver effective treasury management across SYMCA and the Police Fund. You'll work with finance colleagues, auditors and stakeholders to ensure strong financial stewardship, informed decision-making and robust governance.

In this role, you will:

• Monitor and manage daily cash positions, helping to maximise investment returns while ensuring sufficient funds are available to support operational priorities.
• Develop and maintain cashflow forecasts that support strategic planning, investment decisions and long-term financial resilience.
• Oversee investments and borrowing activities in line with treasury strategies, regulations and approved limits.
• Prepare treasury information, performance indicators and reports that inform senior leaders, committees and governance boards.
• Perform regular monthly reconciliations on investment and loan balances and interest received and paid.
• Contribute to continuous improvement by strengthening treasury processes, controls and audit readiness across the organisation.

About you

You’ll be a finance professional who enjoys combining analytical thinking with practical delivery. You’ll take pride in managing complex financial information, building trusted relationships and ensuring public funds are managed responsibly and effectively.

You’ll bring:

• Experience of working within a finance environment, with the confidence to manage complex financial information accurately and effectively.
• Strong analytical and numeracy skills, enabling you to identify insights, manage risk and support informed decision-making.
• Communicate clearly and confidently, translating technical information into practical advice for a range of audiences.
• Strong organisational skills, ability to prioritise competing demands and deliver high-quality work to challenging deadlines.
• A love of working collaboratively, using initiative and professional judgement to help deliver excellent financial governance and outcomes.

Benefits

All colleagues have access to a Local Government Pension Scheme and the chance to be part of an organisation where you can really make a difference. Located in Sheffield City Centre, we are well‑placed for transport links and encourage employees to take advantage of the active travel facilities. Work/life balance is extremely important to us here at SYMCA with our recognised family/friendly policies, genuine work flexibility, recognition, and shared success.

• Holiday Entitlement – From 28 to 36 days annual leave entitlement (depending on length of service) plus bank holidays. Pro-rata for part time colleagues.
• Annual Leave Purchase Scheme – The ability to purchase up to a further 15 days per year in addition to your normal annual leave.
• Hybrid working – Our offices are a space where we come together and collaborate. Most of our roles are offered on a hybrid basis with the exception of some support roles being onsite full time. Please note, unless specified within the job advert, we cannot accommodate remote working contracts.
• Flexible Hours Scheme – Most roles within SYMCA work under the Flexi-Scheme which allows office-based employees’ flexibility and discretion over their working hours. Under the scheme employees can accrue a defined amount of credit or debit of working hours, and to take time‑off in the form of Flexi-Leave or banked Annual Leave.
• Rewarding You – Reducing everyday expenses through discounts, benefits, financial advice, wellbeing solutions and more with Reward Gateway and Cycle-to-Work schemes.
• Training on the job – Support with upskilling skills through on‑the‑job training and qualifications.
• Professional Membership Fees – Where membership to professional bodies is applicable to your role, SYMCA will reimburse your membership fees where applicable and following approval by Line Management.

Diversity at South Yorkshire Combined Mayoral Authority

Our workforce is made up of a diverse community, where we all belong and feel part of something bigger. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.

All employees are eligible to request Flexible Working arrangements from day one of employment as such all requests will be considered subject to operation requirements.

Where candidates share disabilities within the application process, if they demonstrate that they meet all essential criteria from the Role Profile within their application, they will automatically be invited to interview.